Sayen, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  259  2022 (70) 14
1865  279  2018 (71) 4
1866  286  2039 (74) 14
1867  259  2056 (80) 0
1868  253  2074 (84) 0
1869  241  2091 (86) 0
1870  236  2108 (87) 0
1871  239  2126 (87) 0
1872  226  2143 (86) 0
1873  209  2160 (83) 0
1874  193  2178 (79) 0
1875  182  2195 (73) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sayen, William Henry  
Born: 14 May 1846
Died: 14 June 1921
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 374
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 103
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 10
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 72
Periodicals
   [BDE], 30 Dec. 1874
   [DCJ], no. 71, Mar. 1876, page 138
   [MCR], vol. 1, no. 12, Dec. 1874, page 497
   [MCR], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1875, page 206
   [NYC], 2 Apr. 1870
   [NYC], 26 Dec. 1874
   [PDEB], 5 Mar. 1864
   [PDEB], 7 June 1867
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 4, Apr. 1869, page 108
   [WSoT], 4 Nov. 1865
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Maurian, C.A. - Sayen, W.H. 1864         (c)     4   -   0
Reichhelm, G.C. - Sayen, W.H. 1865         (f)     4   -   0      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Sayen, W.H. - Knox, J.W. 1866         (f)     8   -   6

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1864     Philadelphia Club Handicap     8  /  12      odds player in a knight class
Philadelphia 1875     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     29  /  52

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024